The Last Romanov(Sourcebooks Landmark, paperback, $15)By Dora Levy MossanenImperial Russia, in its myth and magic, is the setting for this royal family drama by the Beverly Hills writer.Out: April 3

The Book of Madness and Cures(Little, Brown, hardcover, $26)By Regina O’MelvenyIn this L.A. writer’s debut, a medically gifted woman searches for her missing father in 16th-century Venice.Out: April 10

Unholy Night(Grand Central, hardcover, $25)By Seth Grahame-SmithThe best-selling revisionist writer—whose Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is currently being made into a Tim Burton-produced movie—goes back to the time of the Three Kings of Nativity. Out: April 10

Everybody Says Hello(Livingston, paperback, $19)By Michael KunThe L.A. writer says he “had a big, stupid grin” on his face while he was writing it. Will we have a similar experience while reading it?Out: April 16

More Like Her(William Morrow, paperback, $15)By Liza PalmerThe L.A. writer goes for a darker-than-usual subject matter in this story of a dream undone.Out: April 17

Memoirs of a Porcupine(Soft Skull, paperback, $16)By Alain MabanckouA confessional porcupine narrates this translation of the UCLA professor’s weirder-than-weird French original. Check out our February Critic’s Picks for a review.Out: April 17

Berlin Cantata(Haus, paperback, $15)By Jeffrey LewisThirteen voices in a single book—even if it’s about as complex a subject as Berlin after the Wall—sounds like a lot. Find out for yourself in this L.A. writer’s latest.Out: April 17

The Angry Buddhist(Europa Editions, paperback, $16)By Seth GreenlandLocal politics can be scandalous too in this novel from the medium-hopping L.A. writer.Out: April 24

Harbor Nocturne(Mysterious, hardcover, $27)By Joseph WambaughWambaugh fans will recognize characters from his Hollywood Station series in this cop drama set in San Pedro.Out: April 3

L.A. ’56: A Devil in the City of Angels(Thomas Dunne, hardcover, $26)By Joel EngelThe racially tense Los Angeles of the ’50s is the setting for this true crime novel from the former L.A. Times journalist.Out: April 10

Midnight Alley(Oceanview, hardcover, $26)By Miles CorwinAn elite LAPD detective with a complex history investigates the murder of two young black men. Check out our review in the April issue of Los Angeles magazine.Out: April 16

Memoir and Biography

Mike Wallace: A Life (Thomas Dunne, hardcover, $26)By Peter RaderDemons populate the past of the iconic 60 Minutes broadcaster in this biography from an L.A. filmmaker and screenwriter.Out: April 24

My Happy Days in Hollywood: A Memoir(Crown Archetype, hardcover, $25)By Garry MarshallExpect some dish on his work with stars like Julia Roberts, Robin Williams, Anne Hathaway, and others. Out: April 24

Children of Manzanar(Heyday, paperback, $18)By Heather C. LindquistThis year marks the 70th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, an act that forced thousands of Japanese Americans to relocate to compounds like Manzanar. Check out our review of this photo collection in the April issue of Los Angeles magazine.Out: April 1

Vintage Remix: The Interiors of Kishani Perera(Abrams, hardcover, $35)By Kishani Perera and Elizabeth RoehrigTwo of the L.A. interior designer’s clients, Molly Sims and Gary Oldman, contribute the introduction and foreword to this photo book.Out: April 15

100 Ideas that Changed Film(Laurence King, paperback, $30)By David ParkinsonWe flipped to three random pages and got film d’art, film schools, and effects makeup. There are 97 more where those came from!Out: April 18